שָׁפָה shâphâh — to abrade, i.e. bare
Translated in the KJV as high, stick out.
a primitive root; to abrade, i.e. bare.
shâphâh in each stem
Pu'al
Intensive · passive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject has it done to them
Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1
וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ Job 33:21 Sequential perfect (weqatal), 3rd person common plural
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
Niph'al
Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them
Participle (active) 1
נִשְׁפֶּה֙ Isa 13:2 Participle (active), masculine singular
Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›